Monthly Archives: September 2015

Trouble at the Coffee Shop

Maury, my coffee shop friend, has been both agitated and reclusive lately. I think this is because a new employee is interfering with his wa. The new guy is a young man in his mid-thirties who is way too talkative … Continue reading

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Signing–The Aftermath

Yogi Berra, who died the day before yesterday, once said, “Always make sure you go to the funerals of others, because if you don’t, they won’t come to yours.” Book signings are next-of-kin to non-denominational funeral services. People say nice … Continue reading

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Book Signing

So this evening I’ll be hosting a book signing to promote The Fortunate Few, IVS Volunteers from Asia to the Andes, a book I wrote over the last couple of years and that was published a few months ago. It … Continue reading

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Testing, Testing

So according to my doctor and to the tiny camera he used to peek inside my bladder, I am, for the time being, cancer-free. The days before a test, called a cystoscopy, I don’t sleep well at all. Years ago, … Continue reading

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Maury

My friend Maury is at the coffee shop most days for breakfast. ‘Friend’ is using the term loosely since I hardly know him, and I’m not quite sure how he learned my name. Nevertheless, he’s there, usually drinking from a … Continue reading

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A Death

In a little while I’ll be going to the funeral services for O, a woman I did not know well although I saw her often over the past few years. She was in her late 60s, retired and, I think, … Continue reading

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